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Does the female praying mantis eat the male?

April 26, 2017EAT female Male Mantis praying

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Does the female praying mantis eat the male?

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Yes. After mating (sometimes even during mating), the female eats the male. Most entomologists think it’s because if the female eats the male, she gets a big boost of nutrition so she has enough energy to produce her eggs.